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Nebraska High School Football Playoffs Semifinal Recap: Every Class, Scores and Title Matchups (2026)
Nebraska high school football state semifinal recap for every class, A through D6: all 16 final scores and the state championship matchups from Nov. 13, 2026.
Official bracket update: NSAA seeds and point averages were checked Oct. 24. The reporting below retains its original source snapshot; use the current bracket for the latest field and points.
Sixteen state semifinal games were played across eight classes on Friday, Nov. 13, and all 16 are final. The D3 and D6 finals are Friday, Nov. 20, at Cope Stadium in Kearney. The D2, D1 and A finals are Monday, Nov. 23, and the C2, C1 and B finals are Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
Class A
Finals: No. 1 Omaha Westside 45, No. 4 Bennington 14 (recap); No. 2 Millard South 45, No. 3 Millard North 28 (recap).
Title game: No. 1 Omaha Westside vs. No. 2 Millard South, Monday, Nov. 23, 7:15 p.m., Memorial Stadium in Lincoln (Game Center).
Full Class A semifinal recap · Class A bracket
Class B
Finals: No. 5 Omaha Skutt Catholic 20, No. 1 Gretna 17 (recap); No. 2 Gretna East 48, No. 6 Blair 21 (recap).
Upset by seed: No. 5 Omaha Skutt Catholic over No. 1 Gretna.
Title game: No. 5 Omaha Skutt Catholic vs. No. 2 Gretna East, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 7:15 p.m., Memorial Stadium in Lincoln (Game Center).
Full Class B semifinal recap · Class B bracket
Class C1
Finals: No. 9 Adams Central 21, No. 5 Syracuse 15 (recap); No. 2 Boys Town 20, No. 6 Ashland-Greenwood 10 (recap).
Upset by seed: No. 9 Adams Central over No. 5 Syracuse.
Title game: No. 9 Adams Central vs. No. 2 Boys Town, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2:45 p.m., Memorial Stadium in Lincoln (Game Center).
Full Class C1 semifinal recap · Class C1 bracket
Class C2
Finals: No. 1 Grand Island Central Catholic 21, No. 5 Yutan 7 (recap); No. 3 Cedar Catholic 19, No. 7 Gothenburg 6 (recap).
Title game: No. 1 Grand Island Central Catholic vs. No. 3 Cedar Catholic, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 10:15 a.m., Memorial Stadium in Lincoln (Game Center).
Full Class C2 semifinal recap · Class C2 bracket
Class D1
Finals: No. 5 Crofton 78, No. 1 Johnson-Brock 51 (recap); No. 2 Sandy Creek 52, No. 3 Stanton 16 (recap).
Upset by seed: No. 5 Crofton over No. 1 Johnson-Brock.
Title game: No. 5 Crofton vs. No. 2 Sandy Creek, Monday, Nov. 23, 2:45 p.m., Memorial Stadium in Lincoln (Game Center).
Full Class D1 semifinal recap · Class D1 bracket
Class D2
Finals: No. 4 Loomis 68, No. 8 Hemingford 42 (recap); No. 2 North Platte St. Patrick's 70, No. 3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 20 (recap).
Title game: No. 4 Loomis vs. No. 2 North Platte St. Patrick's, Monday, Nov. 23, 10:15 a.m., Memorial Stadium in Lincoln (Game Center).
Full Class D2 semifinal recap · Class D2 bracket
Class D3
Finals: No. 12 Anselmo-Merna 52, No. 1 Lawrence-Nelson 36 (recap); No. 2 Central Valley 52, No. 3 Archangels Catholic 32 (recap).
Upset by seed: No. 12 Anselmo-Merna over No. 1 Lawrence-Nelson.
Title game: No. 12 Anselmo-Merna vs. No. 2 Central Valley, Friday, Nov. 20, 1:10 p.m., Cope Stadium in Kearney (Game Center).
Full Class D3 semifinal recap · Class D3 bracket
Class D6
Finals: No. 4 Diller-Odell 59, No. 9 Leyton 42 (recap); No. 3 Garden County 24, No. 2 Wallace 18 (recap).
Upset by seed: No. 3 Garden County over No. 2 Wallace.
Title game: No. 4 Diller-Odell vs. No. 3 Garden County, Friday, Nov. 20, 7:10 p.m., Cope Stadium in Kearney (Game Center).
Full Class D6 semifinal recap · Class D6 bracket
Sources
Final scores from the NSAA brackets and NEBPrepsLive's published semifinal recaps. Blair–Gretna East final: Update from @Austin2Jacobsen. Seeds and title-game times and sites from the NSAA brackets.